by Jim  Mitchell There are different kinds of loneliness. There’s physical loneliness, where I’m just basically without physical companionship.  There’s emotional/relational loneliness, where I feel unheard or misunderstood, even from those closest to me and who really care for me.  And there’s core, gut-level, personal loneliness, where it doesn’t matter how many people reach out to […]

Recommended Resources: Staying Close by Dennis and Barbara Rainey Are you living alone—in the same home as your spouse? This award-winning book by Dennis and Barbara Rainey provides a workable strategy for defeating isolation and keeping your marriage vital and intimate. Understand the cultural and personal forces that isolate you while learning how to pull your […]

by: Heather Charlton In 2007 we made our first move with my husband’s company, leaving behind family, friends, our first home, a state we love, and many wonderful memories. We had an 18-month-old and I was pregnant with our second child. While I thought I was prepared for the adventure this road would bring; the […]

By Glenda Lesher Remember the 60’s hit Only the Lonely, by Roy Orbison?  The message of the lyrics was that of a jilted lover whose hopes were pinned on a new romance to relieve his loneliness.  A beautiful and haunting melody, yes, but it gives the false hope that loneliness can be cured by another […]

By Jen Powell Love won. I held my tongue. With a pause, a prayer and the power of God, Love won. Hindsight seems so clear. I can look back in recent history and see many battles lost and even territory lost in my life; however, not today. Love won today. It didn’t used to be […]